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The Easy Direction Sweater is a slightly oversized sweater with stripes running in two different directions. The upper part of the sweater is worked in horizontal stripes, whilst the stripes become vertical on the lower part of the body and the sleeves. This sweater is a great project for anyone who wants to learn how to do simple colourwork. The vertical stripe pattern consists of a simple, repeating colour pattern where you constantly alternate between the same two colours. The sweater is worked from the top down with a slanted shoulder construction.

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Sizes: XS (S) M (L) XL (2XL) 3XL (4XL)

Measurements:

Circumference: approximately 96 (104) 112 (116) 124 (128) 136 (144) cm

Length: approximately 55 (56) 58 (60) 65 (68) 68 (70) cm

Gauge: 20 stitches x 28 rows on 4 mm and 5 mm needles = 10 x 10 cm

Yarn alternative 1: 1 strand of Hobbii Friends Wool (50g=100m). You will need 7 (8) 8 (8) 9 (9) 9 (10) balls in the base colour AND 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (8) balls in the contrast colour.

Yarn alternative 2: 1 strand of Copenhagen Fibers Merino (50g=108m). You will need 6 (8) 8 (8) 8 (8) 9 (10) balls of the base colour AND 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 (6) 7 (8) balls of the contrast colour.

Yarn alternative 3: 1 strand of Sandnes Double Sunday (50g=108m). You will need 6 (8) 8 (8) 8 (8) 9 (10) balls of the base colour AND 5 (5) 6 (6) 6 (6) 7 (8) balls of the contrast colour.

Yarn alternative 4: 1 strand of Drops Lima (50g=100m). You will need 7 (8) 8 (8) 9 (9) 9 (10) balls of the base colour AND 5 (5) 6 (6) 7 (7) 7 (8) balls of the contrast colour.

Recommended needles: 4 mm circular needle (40 cm + 80 cm) for the horizontal stripes + 5 mm circular needle for the vertical stripes (40 cm + 80 cm)

Difficulty: ★★★ 3 - which corresponds to ‘almost easy’. You can read about our classification of difficulties here

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